Research Examining the Effects of Maternal Employment on Children's Development

question 47

Multiple Choice

Research examining the effects of maternal employment on children's development has demonstrated that:

• A)children of employed mothers who received adequate supervision displayed academic competence at least as high as children of stay-at-home mothers.
• B)children of employed mothers were less assertive and independent than children of stay-at-home mothers.
• C)employed mothers were more likely to be permissive than were stay-at-home mothers.
• D)in middle-class families, sons of employed mothers exhibited fewer problem behaviors than did sons of stay-at-home mothers.